Mixed Method Research

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When collecting data for a mixed method research it is important to decide which method to use and know how to analyze the data to answer the research question. For example, in the field of criminal justice if you want to determine what punishment best decreases certain behavioral acts among teens the quantitative data can be collected from school and arrest records or any official record, then coded into an ANOVA chart to show the differences in the success of certain punishments. For example, a rehabilitation model versus a retribution model. For the qualitative data collection and analysis, surveys can be distributed to school teachers and administrators, probation officers, or any other authoritative figure in the position to answer

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